So made a mini-chapter for this story. It takes place a couple of months after the events of the original story. Consider this a one-shot of sorts. Enjoy!
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Nobody's POV
If the city of Magnolia was known for one thing, it was its extreme diversity. From its people to its cuisine to its shops, Magnolia had almost anything a person could want. There was also a good mix of bustling streets and quiet alleyways, areas suiting for different types of people.
Speaking of cuisine, a group of four wizards sat at a café in the midst of a busy street. The café had just opened, and was extremely busy since it had its grand opening only an hour before. The four wizards in question were all from the notorious Fairy Tail guild, all having the guild's insignia visible somewhere on their body. One had long, green hair, and another's hair was shielded by a mask they wore on their head. The other two were females and had light brown hair and extremely dark brown hair.
"What's taking him so long?" Evergreen questioned with a bored tone. She was swirling her straw around in her drink, which seemed to be an iced tea of some sort.
"Oh come on! Did you expect the guy to actually get here on time, baby?" Bickslow said, as his 'babies' mimicked him shortly after.
"Calm down, Laxus will get her eventually. If he's anything, he is dependable." Freed assured, though you could almost hear the hesitation in his voice.
One of the people at the table was being unusually quiet, but no one else seemed to notice. It wasn't the shy kind of quiet, more like mischievous.
"I will agree that he's dependable in some situations, but when it comes to directions he can be dumber than Natsu!" Evergreen exclaimed. Freed's brows furrowed, signaling that he was deep in thought.
"Don't you think its weird that he's not here by now? This café just opened, so you would think that it would be easy to find your way here." Freed said, puzzled. Shortly after his observation, the three heard a laugh coming from across the table. The fourth wizard seemed to be laughing hysterically at some unknown factor.
"Eden. What. Did. You. Do." Freed demanded, his voice showing his anger. Why would someone mess with his precious Thunder God?
"Nothing. Why would you think such a thing?" Eden responded tauntingly. Freed knew better than to go easy on the lightning mage. She could be incredibly sneaky at times.
"Tell me. Now." Freed ordered once more, the space beneath his fringe emitting a purple glow. Eden was thrown into a silent panick. She knew all too well what happened when Freed got mad.
"I...erm....might've given Laxus false directions that don't even lead to anything," Eden confessed softly. The three others at the table stared at her for a moment, incredulous at her actions.
Suddenly, Bickslow burst out laughing, holding his stomach to try to catch his breath. Evergreen started to giggle lightly, hiding her face with her fan.
"You, what?" Freed asked again, unbelieving the words she had previously said. This sent Bickslow into another fit of laughter, but he was cut short by purple runes written on his mouth to stop his guffaw.
"If I had to guess, Laxus may be in another continent by now." Eden explained, holding back her own laughter. Freed held his head in his hands, muttering curses under his breath.
Moments later, he raised his head, glaring at Eden with an intensity that could bring anyone to their knees. An inhumane noise came from the dark-haired wizard, who was now staring intently at the ground.
"Let's go. Waiting here for him is useless, since we know he isn't anywhere near this place." Freed decided. The rest of the group immediately got up, not daring to go against the rune mage's words.
Laxus' POV
What the actual hell. I should've known not to trust directions given to me by Eden. Now I'm lost somewhere in Magnolia. I know I've spent my entire life in this town, but there's still a lot of it that I've never been to before. I knew the café was somewhere in Magnolia, so I've been able to stay inside the city limits as to not cause even more confusion for myself.
I'm just wandering around some random street, with people staring at me like I've gone mad.
They have a right to think so.
I'm totally lost.
I hope someone finds me soon.
Nobody's POV
Freed, Bickslow, Evergreen, and Eden were walking around the streets of Magnolia, frantically searching for Laxus. They had been searching for an incredibly long time now, and were about to give up hope when they arrived at a small ice cream shop.
"Hey, Carla! You should try some, its really good!" they heard, the speakers familiar voice ringing in their ears.
They turned their heads to find Carla and Wendy, the latter eating a cone of strawberry ice cream.
"Wendy! So glad to see you!" Evergreen exclaimed, rushing over to the sky dragon slayer.
Wendy, startled, looked up at the sound of her voice frantically. Upon seeing Evergreen and some familiar faces, she relaxed.
"Hi, Evergreen. How are you?" Wendy asked in her usual polite manner.
"I'm fine, but we desperately need your help." Evergreen pleaded, staring intently at the blue-haired girl.
"Erm....what for?" Wendy inquired, feeling uncomfortable under the stares of multiple strong wizards.
"Would you happen to know where Laxus is? He might be...er...lost." Evergreen admitted. Wendy looked at her for a moment, confusion glazing her features. How could one of Fairy Tail's strongest wizards get lost?
"Lost? Like, in Magnolia?" Wendy asked, incredulous. The Thunder Legion along with Eden sweat dropped, forgetting how the lightning dragon's reputation shielded some of his greatest weaknesses. Freed nodded his head, signaling that her words were correct.
"Well...I recall seeing him walking by here not too long ago. If you want, I can try using my nose to help track him down." Wendy offered, still feeling quite nervous. Evergreen's face lit up.
"Yes, that would be wonderful. Thanks so much!" Evergreen rejoiced, grabbing to poor girl's hand and dragging her along with them.
As they walked, Wendy carefully sniffed the air, trying to catch as much as Laxus' scent as she could. She helped direct the group through long, winding roads that led to parts of Magnolia that they didn't even know existed.
"How bad were the directions you gave him, baby?" Bickslow asked Eden with a smirk.
"I mean, they were pretty bad, but I didn't expect him to discover half the town!" Eden answered back, her own smirk playing on her lips.
Freed stopped where he was walking in front of them and turned around to send them a menacing glare. The two immediately stopped their conversation, instead staring down at the ground.
"I think he's nearby." Wendy suddenly announced, turning to face Freed.
"Lead the way, then." Freed answered, his impatience starting to show. Wendy nodded, going back to following the lightning dragon's scent trail.
Suddenly, the group saw Laxus, wandering around aimlessly.
"Laxus!" Freed exclaimed, running up to the lightning dragon slayer.
"Told ya it'd be fine." Eden huffed, making her way over to Laxus.
Initially, Laxus looked really relived to see that he had been found, since he hadn't the slightest idea of how to get back home. Though, as Eden walked up to him his expression changed from relieved to enraged. Eden stiffened under Laxus' hard gaze, which didn't waver in the slightest.
"Come on, we're going home." Laxus growled, swiftly picking Eden up and swinging her over his shoulder. The Thunder Legion just stood there with 'good luck' expressions on their faces. Eden pouted and crossed her arms, before a thought popped into her head.
"Laxus?"
"Yeah, idiot?"
"Do you know how to get home?"
"..."
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